2011-12 BYU BASKETBALL GAME NOTES No. 3 BYU (25-7, 12-4) vs. No. 2 Gonzaga (24-5, 13-3 WCC) 2012 Zappos.com WCC Championships Las Vegas, Nev. • Orleans Arena (7,500) • March 3, 2012 • 8 p.m. PST TV: ESPN2 TV Talent: Dave Flemming (play-by-play) and Sean Farnham (analyst) Live Video: ESPN3.com Radio: KSL 102.7 FM / 1160 AM BYU Radio - Sirius XM 143 Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play) and Mark Durrant (analyst) Live Audio: KSL.com Live Stats: BYUcougars.com 2011-12 SCHEDULE BYU AThLeTic cOMMUNicatiONS All times local to site 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah 84602 • BYUcougars.com • (801) 422-8948 MBB Contact: Kyle Chilton • O: (801) 422-4909 • C: (801) 372-2080 • [email protected] OCTOBER 26 Wed Cougar Tipoff (Exhibition) 74-71 No. 3 BYU Cougars No. 2 Gonzaga Series Information Up Next 29 Sat Midwestern State (Exh-BYUtv) W, 91-74 2011-12 Record ........ 25-7 2011-12 Record ........ 24-5 Series tied ............. 2-2 WCC Championship Game ..... WCC Record ........... 12-4 WCC Record ........... 13-3 Last Meeting ............... BYU/Gonzaga vs. SMC/USF .... NOVeMBeR Head Coach ...... Dave Rose Head Coach ....... Mark Few . .Gonzaga won 74-63, 2/23/12 March 4, 6 p.m. PST ......... 4 Fri Dixie State (Exh-BYUtv) W, 96-85 11 Fri @ Utah State (KCSG) L, 62-69 Alma Mater .... Houston, 1983 Alma Mater ..... Oregon, 1987 In Provo ............... 1-0 TV .................. ESPN 15 Tue BYU-Hawaii (BYUtv) W, 73-52 Career Record ... 184-52 (7th) Career Record .. 340-88 (13th) At Gonzaga ............. 0-1 Radio ........ KSL Newsradio 18 Fri Longwood (BYUtv)* W, 92-60 Record at BYU ......... Same Record at Gonzaga ..... Same Neutral ................ 1-1 Online Audio ........ KSL.com 22 Tue Prairie View A&M (BYUtv)* W, 90-51 25 Fri vs. Nevada (BYUtv)* W, 76-55 QUICK HITS 26 Sat vs. Wisconsin* L, 56-73 • At 25-7, BYU extended its program record of consecutive 25-win seasons to six. The Cougars 30 Wed vs. Northern Arizona (BYUtv)^ W, 87-52 have a total of 11 seasons with 25 wins in their history and Dave Rose has been the head coach Tim’s Toyota Center of six of those teams. Kansas is the only other team in the nation with a current streak of six-straight 25-win seasons. DeceMBeR • After playing just seven minutes at Gonzaga and missing the regular season finale against Portland with 3 Sat vs. Oregon (ESPNU) W, 79-65 a sore knee, Noah Hartsock scored 19 points, grabbed five boards and had two blocks vs. San Diego. EnergySolutions Arena PROJECTED STARTERS 7 Wed Weber State (BYUtv) W, 94-66 10 Sat @ Utah (FSN) W, 61-42 #10 • Matt carlino • G Has scored in double figures in 14 games ... has hit a 3-point- 17 Sat Baylor (BYUtv) L, 83-86 6-2 • 175 • Fr. er in 17 of 22 games ... has posted 6-plus assists nine times 20 Tue Buffalo (BYUtv) W, 93-78 Scottsdale, Ariz. ... had a career-best 30 points and 4 steals at San Francisco 22 Thu UC Santa Barbara (BYUtv) W, 89-75 Bloomington South HS ... posted a double-double against Buffalo with 10 points, 27 Tue Cal State San Marcos (BYUtv) W, 79-51 Pts Reb Ast Stl 11 assists ... had 21 points, 8 assists vs. SCU ... posted 18 29 Thu @ Saint Mary’s (ESPN2) L, 82-98 12.7 3.1 4.8 1.5 points, 5 assists vs. Gonzaga 31 Sat San Diego (BYUtv) W, 88-52 #20 • Anson Winder • G Has started 14 games, including 6 at point guard and 8 at JANUARY 6-3 • 195 • Fr. shooting guard ... has scored in double figures 5 times ... has 5 Thu @ Loyola Marymount W, 73-65 Las Vegas, Nev. posted 3-plus steals 7 times ... hit 6 of 7 threes vs. Buffalo, 7 Sat San Francisco (BYUtv) W, 81-56 Bishop Gorman HS tied for the second-best single-game percentage at BYU ... 14 Sat Santa Clara (ESPNU) W, 95-78 Pts Reb Ast Stl scored a career-best 20 points vs. the Bulls ... had 10 points, 16 Mon @ San Diego (BYUtv) W, 82-63 4.5 1.6 1.7 1.1 5 assists and 3 steals vs. Gonzaga 19 Thu Loyola Marymount (BYUtv) L, 68-82 21 Sat @ Pepperdine (BYUtv) W, 77-64 #1 • charles Abouo • G Has started all 32 games ... shooting .447 from the field, .377 25 Wed @ Virginia Tech (ESPN3) W, 70-68 6-5 • 215 • Sr. from 3 ... has scored in double figures 19 times this season, 28 Sat Saint Mary’s (ESPNU) L, 66-80 Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire including 6-straight games ... had a double-double w/19 points, Brewster Academy 16 rebounds vs. Longwood ... posted a double-double w/23 FEBRUARY Pts Reb Ast Stl points, 12 boards vs. Pepperdine ... has posted 4-plus assists 2 Thu Gonzaga (ESPN2) W, 83-73 11.5 6.3 2.7 1.2 11 times and 2-plus steals 12 times 4 Sat @ Portland (BYUtv) W, 79-60 11 Sat Pepperdine (BYUtv) W, 86-48 #34 • Noah hartsock • F Leads the team in scoring and blocked shots ... is shooting 16 Thu @ San Francisco (ESPNU) W, 85-84 6-8 • 230 • Sr. .568 from the field and .840 from the free throw line ... has 18 Sat @ Santa Clara (ESPNU) W, 82-67 Bartlesville, Okla. scored in double figures 28 times ... has scored 20-plus points 23 Thu @ Gonzaga (ESPN2) L, 63-74 11 times ... has shot .500 or better in all but five games and 25 Sat Portland (BYUtv) W, 76-66 Bartlesville HS Pts Reb Ast Blk .600 or better in 11 games ... WCC Player of the Month for MARch 16.8 5.3 1.5 1.6 December 2 Fri San Diego/Pepperdine (ESPNU)# 8 p.m. In WCC play was first in scoring (18.0) and fourth in rebound- 3 Sat WCC Semifinals (ESPN2)# TBA #0 • Brandon Davies • F 5 Mon WCC Championship (ESPN)# TBA 6-9 • 235 • Jr. ing (8.1) ... has seven double-doubles ... averaging at least one * Chicago Invitational Challenge Provo, Utah of everything (pts, reb, ast, stl, blk) ... shooting .512 from the ^ Lumberjack Classic Provo HS field and .694 from the free throw line ... has scored in double # 2012 Zappos.com WCC Championships Pts Reb Ast Blk figures in 18 of 19 games ... two-time WCC Player of the Week 14.9 7.6 2.1 1.3 (Jan. 2 and Feb. 6) OFF THE BYU BENCH 2 Craig Cusick G 6-2 185 Jr. 3.1 1.4 Orem, Utah (Utah) Totaled 2 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal vs. San Diego 5 Chris Collinsworth F 6-9 235 So. 0.0 0.5 Provo, Utah (Provo HS) Out with a knee injury 12 Josh Sharp F 6-7 185 Fr. 1.3 1.4 Highland, Utah (Utah) Played 1 minute vs. San Diego 13 Brock Zylstra G 6-6 210 Jr. 8.5 4.3 La Verne, Calif. (Bonita HS) Totaled 12 points 6 boards, 2 assists, 1 block and 4 steals vs. San Diego 14 Nick Martineau G 6-0 170 Jr. 0.8 0.4 Fruit Heights, Utah (Davis HS) Did not play vs. San Diego 21 Stephen Rogers F 6-8 195 Jr. 6.4 1.7 Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa CC) Played 1 minute vs. San Diego 24 Damarcus Harrison G 6-5 190 Fr. 3.1 0.9 Greenwood, S.C. (Christ School) Did not play vs. San Diego 33 Nate Austin F/C 6-10 215 Fr. 4.3 3.8 Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak HS) Had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal vs. San Diego Redshirts 3 Austin Nelson G 6-0 160 Fr. — — Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS) Coronado’s all-time leader in scoring and assists 15 Jaren Sweeney G/F 6-5 190 Fr. — — Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View HS) Earned first-team all-state honors and helped Mountain View to a state title 42 Ian Harward F/C 6-10 215 Fr. — — Orem, Utah (Orem HS) Prepped at Orem High School where he averaged 14.0 points as a senior www.byucougars.com 1 2011-12 BYU BASKETBALL OPPONENT INFORMATION AND NOTES BYU SERIES VS. GONZAGA BY The NUMBeRS Overall Series Record: BYU leads 2-2 BYU Record in Provo: 1-0 6 The number of times a BYU freshman has scored 30 points in a game. Danny Ainge owns BYU Record at Gonzaga: 0-1 the freshman record with 36 points (at Idaho State, 12/3/77) and he also had a 33-point BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 1-1 game (Arizona State, 1/21/78) his first season as a Cougar. Mark Bigelow scored 33 at BYU Record Under Dave Rose: 2-1 Washington State (12/8/98), Mekeli Wesley scored 31 vs. Washington (12/9/97) and UTEP (2/28/98) and Matt Carlino joined the club with 30 points at San Francisco on Feb. 16, 2012. 12-16-49 vs. Gonzaga* 41-46 L 3-19-11 vs. Gonzaga^ 89-67 W 6 The number of different players who have scored 20-plus points in a single game this season. 2-2-12 Gonzaga 83-73 W Brandon Davies - eight times including a career-best 29 at Pepperdine; Charles Abouo - twice with 3-2-12 at Gonzaga 63-74 L a season-best 23 vs. Pepperdine; Noah Hartsock - 11 times with a career-high 28 vs. LMU; Brock *Los Angeles Invitational Zylstra - four times with a career-best 26 vs.